'Education Sector' - 58 News Result(s)

Nandan Nilekani, former chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, said automation, machine-learning, artificial intelligence and bots are happening - both in the software and BPO sectors.

The BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa - today resolved to facilitate movement and exchange of students and faculty in each other's institutions especially in areas like energy, climate change, water resources and economy.

Hiring activity saw a modest growth of three per cent year-on-year in July, led largely by the ITeS (IT-enabled services) sector while auto, hospitality, education and healthcare continued to show "slow and steady growth", according to a report by Naukri.com.

Emphasising on the need to ensure quality of teachers, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani today said many people feel nothing is right in the education sector, but it is the responsibility of those holding a position to send a message that solutions are possible in specific time-frame.

Limiting 'no detention policy' till class V, an education commission to identify new areas of knowledge, raising investment in education sector to at least 6 per cent of GDP and encouraging top foreign varsities to come to India are among the highlights of a draft New Education Policy.

India will need to focus on education and produce more and more graduates if it wants to maintain growth momentum and become an IT powerhouse again, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said on Saturday.

Brushing aside criticism from the Opposition, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today justified opening colleges with less students and more teachers, saying that the strength grows consistently once the college starts functioning.